Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16

in front OF tho market-house to-nign~
the object of which is to organize the
party and incite the people to active
work. At the meeting held July 2Sth
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the Roanoke convention the chairman,
Mr.. David l.. Pulliam, was authorized
TO call meeting at such time after the
Roanoke convention rs he deemed best,
and his call was published only IN the
Dispatch Of Sunday. There should be
and no doubt will be q large attend
aDce.
DR.. Charles K. Gardner, who last
week moved back to Richmond after a
short residence in this city, was about
eight years ago (soon after he gradu-
ated in medicine) assistant surgeon at
the penitentiary. Coroner Ingram IN
formed Dispatch reporter yesterday
that the old anatomical specimens dug
MP last week in the back yard OF the
place recently occupied by DR.. Gard
ner. by order of Captain Lipscomb,
were those taken from the body OF a
convict under his treatment whose case
was quite celebrated one.
The little son of Mr.. Felix Jones who,
as stated in Sundays Dispatch, while
PLAYING on an clubhouse Saturday fell
to the ground, sustaining a transverse
fracture of tie right forearm, was do
ing quite well yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. 3igelow. of Richmond,
preached at the Presbyterian church,
this city, Sunday morning no service
at night. Mr.. Bigelow has filled this
pulpit quite frequently and in very
acceptable manner.
The top of the engine-staok OF the
electric. light works was received Satur-
day. and the remainder of the stack ar
rived yesterday. The wires have all
been strung for month or more, but
| the connections with the stores and Of
| fees have not yet been made. This be-
ing the case there will hardly be any
electric light in Manchester this week,
unless it is just the one arc light at the
terminus OF the circuit.
Mrs. Tompkins and Misses Mamie
and Myrtle Lithgow have gone to
Buckingham county to spend month
visiting relatives. Mrs Tompkins is
the widow of The late DR.. Tompkins,
for many years resident physician at
Rollins Institute, who recently died at
the residence of Mr.. ". L. Lithgow, IN
this city. She was native of Bucking-
ham county, and has sister living
there.
The lawn-party conducted at the
corner of Tenth and Bainbridge streets
bv Elyin Grove OF Druids opened last
night under the most favorable
auspices, with beautiful weather, II
large crowd, and good music.
| AS the efforts to get meetings In the
First and Second Wards for the pur-
pose of electing q ward superintendent
and three members of the City Demo
cratic Committee from each ward have
failed it is probable that this work VIII
be done at the mass-meeting tonight.
Mr.. w. NJ. Stokes, popular Young
man and an efficient druo-cl. who
learned the business NTH Messrs. A. T.
J ! SnelliGSs * Brother, and has had
| charge Of their uptown store for seye-
raj years, left yesterday for Lynchburg,
where he goes to accept a position in
| a wholesale drugstore. His numerous
! | friends wish him much success.
At the Bainbridge-Street Baptist
: church Sunday morning Mr.. w. Il.
Pitt, who was one of the delegates from
: this church to the Middle District
: Association, gave very interesting re-
port of the work done there 4; said the
report from this church was very en-
couraging one, and urged the congre,
CATION to do better next year. The
: pastor, Rev. Luther Il. Thornhlll, be-
fore beginning his sermon, sup
plemented what had been said by
Mr.. Pitt by adding that the
report from this church showed that
during the past year there were seventy.
one additions to the church. He stated
: also that the association will hold Its
rext meeting with this church Tuesday
after the first Sunday in August, 1888.
After the sermon the Lords Supper
was celebrated. There was Que addi'
ton by letter, and the right hand Of
fellowship was extended to one.
A letter from Rev. William FL. Chris
tan, pastor of the Central Methodist
church, who is now sojourning in Nor
folk. received by a friend here yester
: day, contains the following notes, which
= are of interest to the readers Of The
a Dispatch:
J.. The District Conference OF the Rich
I mond district, held in Mathews, was {
: great success, 1t was held in o grove
7 about three miles from Mathews Court
house. Large congregations attended
A: and the business of the conference wal
: dispatched in an able, interesting, and
4 profitable manner The conference
4 closed on Thursday evening, and or
) Friday "Children's Day was OBJ
5 served. The throng was immense, anC
the exercises of q most interesting
character.
Y On Sunday the services OF pro
Y tracted meeting commenced, and have
a been continued during the week witt
4 unusual success. On each day there
/ were number OF conversions, and OF
: Wednesday the meeting was one o
i great power-thirty.fve conversions
1 being reported in one day. The hos
t pitality Of the people was unbounded
s / shall roam around here and spend my
time at Ocean View, Virginia Beach
and Old Point for two weeks longer
and then return to Manchester for the
fall campaign and then | shall sooI
have to leave your town, which shall
e regret to do, for the people have al
| bon,, bind m mo